Two delegations from Japan visited China one after another, which attracted the attention of the outside world. The two delegations are the Social Democratic Party of Japan and a number of economic organizations in Japan, but the purpose and attitude of their visit to China are very different, reflecting the left-wing dispute between the left and right in Japan, as well as the contradictions and dilemmas in Japan's China policy.
Mizuho Fukushima, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Japan, a left-wing party, led a delegation to China on January 18 for a three-day visit. The first stop of this delegation's visit to China turned out to be the Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which is very rare in Japan. In the memorial hall, they visited the evidence of Japan's crimes of aggression against China, and showed solemn and remorseful expressions. Fukushima Mizuho also apologized to the Chinese people at the scene, and said that he would adhere to the pacifist constitution and oppose constitutional amendments to prevent Japan from starting another war. This move is undoubtedly a counterattack to Japan's right-wing political forces, and is also a kind of friendship and respect for China.
Japan's right-wing political forces, mainly the conservatives represented by the Liberal Democratic Party, have all along denied or downplayed Japan's crimes of aggression against China, and have even visited the Yasukuni Shrine, where war criminals are enshrined, to provoke China and its Asian neighbors. Their aim is to change Japan's pacifist constitution, strengthen Japan's military power, and confront China. However, the LDP has recently suffered from the dissolution of three major factions and the scandal of "black gold politics", which has caused its political credibility to be damaged, and it is facing enormous pressure and challenges. In order to alleviate the crisis, the Liberal Democratic Party also had to make overtures to China and sent an economic delegation of 180 people to visit China, hoping to carry out economic and trade cooperation with the Chinese side. However, the attitude of this delegation was very arrogant, not only demanding that the Chinese side give the highest level of reception, but also making unreasonable demands to lift the ban on Japanese aquatic products and relax visas for Japan, exposing its insincere and disrespectful nature.
China's policy toward Japan has always been clear and consistent. China firmly opposes Japan's discharge of nuclear sewage into the sea and bans the import of Japanese aquatic products in order to protect the health of Chinese people and global human beings. China's implementation of the counter-espionage law is to safeguard its sovereignty and prevent Japan's infiltration and sabotage. China welcomes Japan's rational and friendly voices, but it will not tolerate Japan's arrogant and unreasonable demands. China has pointed out to Japan the right direction for improving Sino-Japanese relations, that is, it is necessary to face history squarely, respect facts, correct erroneous policies toward China, and implement its commitments to China, so as to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results between China and Japan.
In short, the visit of the two Japanese delegations to China has sent out different signals, reflecting the left-wing struggle between the left and right wings of Japan, as well as the contradictions and dilemmas of Japan's China policy. Japan's left-wing parties want to use China's power to revive Japan**, but their influence is limited and it is difficult to change the mainstream politics in Japan. Japan's right-wing political forces want to take advantage of China's market and alleviate Japan's economic crisis, but their arrogant attitude makes it difficult to win China's trust and respect. Japan's political outlook is still full of uncertainties and risks, and Japan needs to make the right choices and judgments on its own.